Speech Language Pathologist - Part Time Days 20 Hours - Detroit

Speech-Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) with certification by the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) provide clinical services to individuals with adult and pediatric speech, language cognitive, voice and swallowing disorders. Services include diagnosis, evaluation, therapy, treatment and follow-up. All clinical fellows in Speech-Language Pathology are supervised by ASHA certified SLP's.

Principal duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical speech-language pathology services to HFHS patients including:
• Consultation with patients, family, and HFHS staff about communication and swallowing disorders;
• Diagnosing speech, language or swallowing disorders and evaluating patient's condition and prognosis;
• Developing treatment/therapy programs for patients;
• Scheduling and conducting patient follow-up visits.
• Operating clinical equipment to measure speech production characteristics during patient evaluations and treatment.
• Performing endoscopic assessment of vocal fold vibratory function and swallowing function.
• Interacting with dietary personnel in developing nutritional menus and/or eating programs for patients with limited swallowing abilities.
• Prescribing appropriate communication technology after cancer or laryngeal surgery. Teaching patient to utilize technology and effectively develop their communication skills.
• Participating in all phases of departmental education and research programs including program development and clinical fellow orientation and instruction.
• Supervising the activities of departmental graduate students and clinical fellows including work scheduling, motivation, performance appraisal, and day-to-day work duties.
• Representing the Institution at community, regional and national conferences. Educating local community and social organizations on programs available at HFHS.
• Performing other related duties as assigned or requested.

Education/experience required:

• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited graduate program;
• Successful completion of the National Praxis Examination;
• Successful completion of the Clinical Fellowship Year.
• One year of experience in a clinical setting required.
• Pediatric speech-language pathologist with 1 year experience working with children with speech and language delays and disorders including children on the autism spectrum and those with feeding disorders preferred.

Licensures and certifications required:

• The State of Michigan license; Certificate of Clinical Competence by ASHA